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e responsibilities of the SAA are to: it" + mass casualty events, using,MMRS grant funds • Ensure that MMRS is;represen ed on'State Homeland Secunty Working Groups and UAW Gs so, that the interests of the local health and' communities are well represented • Ensure all neighboring MMRS sub - grantees shall, actively and demonstratively collaborate to develop a regional plan that supports the MMRS mission`in -cases where MMRS sub - grantees are located adjacent to one another • Shall coordinate with the State health representatives who work in the Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) program managed by CDC, and Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP), managed by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR)', and Strategic National Stockpile The responsibilities of MMRS sub - grantees are to: •, Establish and support designated MMRS leadership, such as a Steering Committee, to act as the designated POCs for program implementation • Promote integration of local emergency management, health, and medical systems with their Federal and State counterparts through a locally established multi- agency, collaborative planning framework • Promote sub -State regional coordination of mutual aid with neighboring localities • Enhance, using MMRS funds, sub -State regional planning and training to expand and improve an integrated, inclusive health and medical response to mass casualty events • Validate the sub- grantee's local emergency response capability to a mass casualty incident by means of a regular schedule of exercises that are Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP)- compatible • Coordinate all MMRS expenditures with the local health department and, where appropriate, local representatives who manage PHEP grants, managed by CDC, and HPP, managed by HHS -ASPR, and Strategic National Stockpile MMRS Collaboration MMRS sub - grantees are strongly encouraged to collaborate with local, regional, and State health and medical partners, such as Medical Reserve Corps Units and Citizen Corps Councils, as well as leverage other Federal programs, such as the HHS ASPR Hospital Preparedness Program and Emergency Systems for Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals (ESAR -VHP), CDC Cities Readiness Initiative (CRI), PHEP, and Strategic National Stockpile Programs. The intent of collaboration should be to coordinate and support plans, processes, and strategies related to, but not limited to: Continuity of Government; Continuity of Operations; Age- Appropriate Equipment and Supplies Procurement; Emergency Triage and Pre - Hospital Treatment/Emergency 19